Kidz Kino 2015
The show is free to all passholders and children under 12. Tickets are available to the general public for $10.
Bounce — This is Not a Freestyle Movie
Freedom, exploration and the universal bond forged by the game of football (that’s soccer to you Americans). Bounce — This is Not a Freestyle Movie is a playful short film that takes viewers on a trip around the world — to beaches, ski slopes, museums, deserts, bustling cities, rug markets, music festivals and deserted alleys — with one man and his soccer ball.
A Girl Named Elastika
A Girl Named Elastika is a short stop-motion animated film like no other that’s ingeniously filmed on a bulletin board with push pins and rubber bands. Nothing more can be said about this film — you just have to see it yourself. —Kitty, age 15
Mountainfilm Kidz Kino Selection
Mountainfilm's Kidz Kino program is curated by a committee of local Telluride kids who also write the synopses. The program screens at Telluride Mountainfilm in May every year, and is available as a stand-alone or add-on show for Mountainfilm on Tour. The films address themes of adventure, environment and culture and the program is geared toward kids of all ages.
The Reinvention of Normal
Toothbrush maracas, an umbrella with plant pots, a tea cup cooling fan and the reverse bungee. "Go straight off the wall," said his father, and Dominic Wilcox listened. This short film follows the London artist/inventor/designer on his quest to come up with something creative every day. The result is a font of productivity as he transforms the mundane and ordinary into surprises, wonders and, sometimes, just plain absurdities.
Sammy the Explorer
When water is scarce, Sammy, an explorer on the island of Sumba, can’t follow his passion, exploring. But when a group of surfers give them clean drinking water, he doesn’t have to worry about illness or walking to get water. He can explore! —Arabella, age 12
Mountainfilm Kidz Kino Selection
Mountainfilm's Kidz Kino program is curated by a committee of local Telluride kids who also write the synopses. The program screens at Telluride Mountainfilm in May every year, and is available as a stand-alone or add-on show for Mountainfilm on Tour. The films address themes of adventure, environment and culture and the program is geared toward kids of all ages.
Gnarly in Pink
Gnarly in Pink is a short film that shows girls can be as good, if not better than, boys. What I like about this film is you can be two things: gnarly and pink. —Bella, age 12
Mountainfilm Kidz Kino Selection
Mountainfilm's Kidz Kino program is curated by a committee of local Telluride kids who also write the synopses. The program screens at Telluride Mountainfilm in May every year, and is available as a stand-alone or add-on show for Mountainfilm on Tour. The films address themes of adventure, environment and culture and the program is geared toward kids of all ages.
Gobi Grizzly
The Gobi Desert is home to many life forms, including the two-hump camel and what could be our closest link to the first brown bears on the planet. —Henry, age 11
Mountainfilm Kidz Kino Selection
Mountainfilm's Kidz Kino program is curated by a committee of local Telluride kids who also write the synopses. The program screens at Telluride Mountainfilm in May every year, and is available as a stand-alone or add-on show for Mountainfilm on Tour. The films address themes of adventure, environment and culture and the program is geared toward kids of all ages.
Sun Dog
Man’s best friend has never been truer than in this endearing, intimate portrait of skier Santiago Guzman and his loyal canine companion Conga. Living deep in the mountains of Patagonia, the pair spends idyllic days scouting big lines on the steep Argentine mountains together from their base in a backcountry hut known as Refugio Frey. The snapshots of their life together are brief and beautiful: Conga’s coat ruffling in the wind as she chases a ball of snow, a spindrift cresting over a ridgeline as the duo get ready to descend, Conga bounding after Guzman in an effort that is both graceful and goofy. The heart can’t help but swell in this short portrait of fidelity, love and snow.
The World Is As Big or Small As You Make It
In North Philadelphia, local kids gather at a rec center to participate in a modern-day pen pal program. Through digital technology, these teens connect, bond, share and forge friendships with peers around the world — Nigeria, France, Kazakhstan — proving that the horizons can always be expanded and that the world is as big or small as you make it.
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, 3
A conversation with Marcel, the shell with shoes. —Jake, age 10
Mountainfilm Kidz Kino Selection
Mountainfilm's Kidz Kino program is curated by a committee of local Telluride kids who also write the synopses. The program screens at Telluride Mountainfilm in May every year, and is available as a stand-alone or add-on show for Mountainfilm on Tour. The films address themes of adventure, environment and culture and the program is geared toward kids of all ages.
Formic
Formic is a great film because the ant is always right there. It’s exciting and weird. —Joseph, age 9
Mountainfilm Kidz Kino Selection
Mountainfilm's Kidz Kino program is curated by a committee of local Telluride kids who also write the synopses. The program screens at Telluride Mountainfilm in May every year, and is available as a stand-alone or add-on show for Mountainfilm on Tour. The films address themes of adventure, environment and culture and the program is geared toward kids of all ages.
Submarine Sandwich
Submarine Sandwich combines things that we use in everyday life with food. This caught my eye because he’s using everyday things and turning them into food. —Henry, age 11
Mountainfilm Kidz Kino Selection
Mountainfilm's Kidz Kino program is curated by a committee of local Telluride kids who also write the synopses. The program screens at Telluride Mountainfilm in May every year, and is available as a stand-alone or add-on show for Mountainfilm on Tour. The films address themes of adventure, environment and culture and the program is geared toward kids of all ages.
Vasu Sojitra: Out on a Limb
After developing a blood infection at 9 months of age, Vasu Sojitra lost his right leg in an amputation. That didn’t stop him from discovering — and pursuing whole heartedly — an unbounded love of skiing that shaped his life. Today, Sojitra shreds bumps, hucks rocks, plunders powder and, with the help of outriggers and incredible will, accesses backcountry lines. Out on a Limb is a short profile of an individual proving that disability can be a mere hiccup instead of an impediment to your dreams.
Parker’s Top 50 Favorite Things About Northwest Rivers
Parker’s Top 50 Favorite Things about Rivers is a short film in which a kid states his favorite things to do and experience by the river. —Wiley, age 13
Mountainfilm Kidz Kino Selection
Mountainfilm's Kidz Kino program is curated by a committee of local Telluride kids who also write the synopses. The program screens at Telluride Mountainfilm in May every year, and is available as a stand-alone or add-on show for Mountainfilm on Tour. The films address themes of adventure, environment and culture and the program is geared toward kids of all ages.
2015 Presentation: Dinosaur Presentation
Local Sylvan Bald found Dinosaur bones in the Telluride area and make a book to share his story.
In Person:Xiuhtezcatl Martinez
A 14 year old ready to change the world, Earth Guardian Xiuhtezcatl Martinez knows that his generation has the power to make a difference.
In Person: